Like many golf fans around the world, I excitedly settled in today to watch the second round at Augusta… but six hours in I was so fed up with The Masters television coverage.
The restricted featured groups nonsense at The Masters forced me into watching JJ Spaun and Max Homa produce fairly uninspiring rounds of golf, from some way off the pace, interspersed with fluffy filler footage of azaleas and ill-timed cuts to the studio.
All the while, Bryson DeChambeau was surging up the leaderboard and challenging Justin Rose for the lead.
Unfortunately, I saw very little of DeChambeau‘s magic at Augusta National, and after reading your comments it appears you were just as frustrated as I was…
Golf Fans Fume At Lack Of Bryson DeChambeau Masters Coverage
Following my coverage fulled rant earlier today, I was encouraged to hear that I was not alone in the viewpoint that the television coverage of golf’s flagship event is not good enough.
I eluded to the idea that you would never find restricted coverage at the World Cup, The Super Bowl, Wimbledon or The Monaco Grand Prix… so why should we be content with being told who we can watch and when we can watch them.
If golfers are on the course, I believe we should be able to watch full live coverage from the first tee shot – following storylines as they develop like Bryson’s impressive climb up the leaderboard.
And to be honest, I don’t want to hear that I can ‘watch The Masters for free, with every shot for every player shown on the dedicated app or website’, because it’s not the same… not even close.
I feel like I have made my feelings on the issue crystal clear, but what did you, the golf fans, have to say on the topic?
I am sure most golf fans would have liked to see Bryson DeChambeau surge up the leaderboard at The Masters today
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Reader ‘Ryan G’ said, “I have not seen Bryson drive, chip or putt one single shot during the second round of play today. I am sick of seeing every shot from the PGA’s golden boys McIlroy and Scheffler. I definitely will not be upset if a LIV player wins the Masters.”
In a similar vein, ‘FenixDown23’, added, “The lack of coverage for Bryson is extremely frustrating. Day two and he is one shot off the lead and I haven’t seen the main broadcast or the featured…
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